TheImmortal
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One can only think had him and his team still been around, Ghaem-120 would've already been complete.
I believe G-120 prototype was successfully completed months prior to the “accident” at the base. The issue is what information sharing did Moghdam team of missile experts have with other IRGC led teams like the Shahrud base teams.
If the information was silo protected due to sensitive nature then it is quite likely losing him and most (if not all of his team) created a massive brain drain regarding G-120. This ment other missile teams brought in had to redo much of the work setting the program back.
Plus you add political variables (JCPOA and anti IRGC Rouhani led government) and you add in a shift in focus by the IRGC (from range towards accuracy) and it makes sense in a way why the project took so long to be revived.
It’s a shame because it also indirectly set the Space program back even longer. Look at today without the IRGC launched SLVs, Iran wouldn’t have had any successful payload launches in last 3-5 years. ISA has been inept at solving issues for whatever reason.